Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06

Mr.. VIM. Boa has moved into the
Hess residence, on Forest avenue.
DIR. Van Hummell, of Denver, is in
the city with some fine dogs, and will
take part in the coursing.
Some one left package at the post
Office news stand, which they can
have by describing property and pay
ing for this notice.
Mrs. Cynthia Wilson, Mrs. Jane
Peod, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Will
son left for the southern part of the
state Tuesday morning.
Ida May Berry, travelling CORES
pondent of The Sunny South, published
at Atlanta, Ca, came in from the
west this morning, and is canvasing
the city to day.
The Great Bend base ball club has
disbanded for the. season. Manager
Typer has held the club together sue
cessfully through the season and
deserves credit for his spirit of perse-
verance.
At recent meeting of Woodland
Lodge No. 81, K. of P, Mr.. d. A:
Banta was elected q. G. and Cash NJ.
Moses X. of r. S. The meeting of
the lodge will hereafter be held in Odd
Fellows hall.
Mr.. G. B. Morgan Monday re-
ceived word that his father had died
at the advanced age of SO, at his
home in Newark, Ohio, and Mr..
Morgan left last evening to be in at
tendance at the funeral.
There are now Is or 20 dogs already
in the county that will enter the races
which begin ON the 18th inst. There
are arrangements being made to offer
still additional prizes to those already
offered by the coursing club.
Commissioner Carney is now a
leading dealer in greyhounds, having
purchased, Monday, ten from Colo
RADIO man for $500. In less than a
dozen hours he resold the same to D.
G. Luse for an advance of $50.
DIED-At her home in Albion
township, on October 4th, 1887, of
typhoid fever, Mrs. John Boyle, aged
Al years. The funeral took place
this Wednesday, afternoon from the
residence of deceased, Rev. S. FL. En-
yeart conducting the services.
Mr.. John Dodge, of Seward, was a
caller at this office Tuesday. He
says his neighborhood is getting along
finely, crops are in a good condition
and lots of fall wheat is being put in
Mr.. Dodge is commencing the erec>
ton of a comfortable and substantial
residence.
Mr.. r. o. Cole tells us of the kill
ing of two men on the Santa Fe yes
terday One man, whose name is un-
known, was killed while getting off
the train at Argentine, and the other
man, a section hanG, was struck by
the engine while standing too near
the track, just west Of Topeka, and
was instantly killed.
Our county commissioners had a
knottv school district question Tues
day to decide, granting a new district
in the middle Of Albion township.
Last night this deliberation was the
scene of quite pandemUnium be-
tween the contesting parties, but the
new district was granted. The case
was an appeal from the Super:nten-
dent who refused to weaken the
other districts by the emasculation.
Fifty feet of water was pumped
into the huge standpipe of the water
works Tuesday, since which the wa
ter was let into the pipes to test their
efficiency. With the exception of
small leak on Main street and few
discrepancies elsewhere, the power
seems an assured success and will soon
be remedied and working in full blast.
The tower, or reservoir, has already
reached the altitude of 112 feet
When completed to $50 feet, it will
loom up with some significance for
the tests of time.
A rate of one and one-third fare